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Production Costs of Audiovisual Works in Developing Countries

Emmanuel Cocq (coord.)
Paris: UNESCO (2007), 110 pp.
"This study aims at facilitating cost determination and levels of support for local content production in developing countries. It is based on the collection of detailed production costs for feature films for theatrical or television release, television fictions and works of animation, documentaries ... more
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Media Pluralism in Asia: The Role and Impact of Alternative Media
Deep Insights

Kalinga Seneviratne (ed.)
Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC); Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) (2007), vi, 273 pp.
"This book is the result of a research project covering eight countries in South and South East Asia examining the role and impact of alternative media. The definition of alternative media depends very much on the political, social, cultural and economic environment you live in. Thus, this book give ... more
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Reporting the Sri Lankan Conflict: Ethnic, Separatist or a Fight for Freedom

Chandrika De Alwis
Media Asia, volume 34, issue 2 (2007), pp. 88-95
"A study by De Alwis (2006) on the reporting of the Sri Lanka conflict under censorship, made comparisons to Western theories and models. The findings disclose the unique techniques used by the local press to circumvent media regulations. Censorship lacks the ability to tighten its hold on the local ... more
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Developing Adult Literacy: Approaches to Planning, Implementing, and Delivering Literacy Initiatives

Juliet McCaffery, Juliet Merrifield, Juliet Millican
Oxford: Oxfam (2007), xii, 289 pp.
"The first part sets out the four key concepts of literacy (as skills, tasks, social practices, and critical reflection), and describes associated approaches used throughout the world. The second half covers preparation and planning, offering practical guides for each key element of literacy-program ... more
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Asian Cinema: A Field Guide

Tom Vick
New York: Collins (2007), xiv, 274 pp.
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Media on the Move: Global Flow and Contra-Flow

Daya Kishan Thussu (ed.)
Abingdon; New York: Routledge (2007), 267 pp.
"Media on the Move provides a critical analysis of the dynamics of the international flow of images and ideas. This comes at a time when the political, economic and technological contexts within which media organisations operate are becoming increasingly global. The surge in transnational traffic in ... more
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Dramas of Social Change: Theatre for Development or the Development of Theatre?

Monica Mottin
Studies in Nepali History and Society, volume 12, issue 2 (2007), pp. 321-347
"This paper provides an ethnograpic analysis of the relationship between theatre groups and donors/theatre groups and audiences that moves away from the national planning / social engineering vs domination/resistance frameworks to highlight what happens at the interface of the development encounter. ... more
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Communication and Empire: Media, Markets, and Globalization, 1860-1930

Dwayne Roy Winseck, Robert M. Pike
Durham: Duke University Press (2007), xx, 429 pp.
"[...] Dwayne R. Winseck and Robert M. Pike offer an in-depth examination of the rise of the “global media” between 1860 and 1930. They analyze the connections between the development of a global communication infrastructure, the creation of national telegraph and wireless systems, and news agen ... more
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An Evaluation Report on "Building ICT Opportunities for Development Communications" Project: A Part of the Building Communication Opportunities (BCO) Programme

Siddartha Shresta
Kathmandu: Panos South Asia (2007), 39 pp.
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Statistics on Cultural Industries: Framework for the Elaboration of National Data Capacity Building Projects

Pernille Askerud, Richard Engelhardt (eds.)
Bangkok: UNESCO (2007), 110 pp.
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Assessment Study on Media and the Corporate Sector for Governance

Moazzem Hossain, Inam Ahmed, Shawkat Hossain Masum, Shamim A. Zahedy, Hasibur Rahman
Dhaka: Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) (2007), 126 pp.
"Governance has been a perennial problem in Bangladesh both in public and private sectors. Against this backdrop, MRDI tries to present an in-depth analysis of the policies and operations of corporate houses in the country and their sweet-and-sour relations with the media, which has a catalytic role ... more
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Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Sri Lanka: Struggle for Survival

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS), 2nd ed. (2007), 30 pp.
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Bildkorrekturen: Die Rolle der Medien in Krisengebieten. Journalistenseminar 13.-15. Dezember 2007 im Internationalen InWEnt Bildungszentrum Starnberger See in Feldafing

Kayode Salau (ed.)
Bonn: Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung (InWEnt) (2007), 59 pp.
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People's Communications for Development: How Intermediary Groups Use Communication Tools for Grassroots Women's Empowerment

Tesa Casal de Vela, Mira Alexis P. Ofreneo
Manila: Isis International (2007), 608 pp.
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The Business of Media: Central Asia Media Conference, Bishkek 19 October 2006

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2007), 96 pp.
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Reform and Regression: Freedom of the Media in Turkey. Fact-Finding Mission Report
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Edel Hughes
Walter Jawardene; Mustafa Gündogudu (eds.)
London: Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP); Index on Censorship; Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales; Article 19; Centre for European Studies (2007), 74 pp.
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Information and Communication Technologies for Economic and Regional Developments

Hakikur Rahman (ed.)
Hershey; London: Idea Group (2007), xviii, 351 pp.
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Community Media: Local is Focal

Nitin Paranjape
Community Development Journal, volume 42, issue 4 (2007), pp. 459-469
"Given the limited nature of global media with its emphasis on ‘infotainment’ driven by commerce, it has very little role in community development. We see the alarming and growing impact of the global media on the socio-cultural life of different communities in India. The rampaging growth of cen ... more
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Development On-Air: Women's Radio Production in Afghanistan

Sarah Kamal
Gender & Development, volume 15, issue 3 (2007), pp. 399-411
"This case study investigates the launch of a women’s radio station in Herat, Afghanistan, in October 2003. It follows four women journalists’ struggles in balancing the demands of a highly conservative culture on the one hand, and the objectives of their Canadian journalism trainers on the othe ... more
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Wanted, Dead or Alive: Media Frames, Frame Adoption, and Support for the War in Afghanistan

Jill A. Edy, Patrick C. Meirick
Journal of Communication, volume 57, issue 1 (2007), pp. 119-141
"This paper attempts to measure the impact of naturally occurring media frames on public support for a policy. Content analysis of network nightly news during late October of 2001 reveals that U.S. media framed the events of September 11 in terms of both war and crime. A concurrent survey of 328 Ten ... more